Friday, April 1, 2016

The Ess-A-Bagel signage has arrived, but the opening date has been postponed



The sign is up now (as of last week) at Ess-A-Bagel, 324-326 First Ave. at East 19th Street in the Shoppes of Stuy Town.

However, the original February opening date never obviously happened. According to the new issue of Town & Village (story not online yet), David Wilpon, one of the owners, said that there have been some unnamed obstacles that have pushed back the timing. He's now looking at a May opening.

Meanwhile, renovations of the space continue. "We are plodding along," he said.

Updated 5 p.m.

The story is now online here

H/T Edmund John Dunn

Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Report: Landlord forcing Ess-a-Bagel from its longtime home (46 comments)

1 week left for Ess-A-Bagel at its current 1st Avenue location

[Updated] Ess-A-Bagel has closed for now on 1st Avenue

[Updated] Ess-A-Bagel announces its new location on 1st Avenue
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10 comments:

  1. GiovanniApril 1, 2016 at 6:01 AM

    I have been going to Ess-a-Bagel for 25 years. Their bagels are great, but there was one thing missing: a toaster. If they are finally willing to toast, I can do a Kickstarter for them to get one.

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 10:10 AM

    One word: whatever.

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  3. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 10:40 AM

    Giovanni, I have to disagree. Ess's bagels are perfection, toasting them would mar their beauty. Please don't give them a toaster. Toast them at home if need be.

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  4. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 12:22 PM

    I think they're way overhyped. And their customer service is deplorable. The only thing they have in their favor is you were young and free the first time you ate one

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  5. Bagel BoyApril 1, 2016 at 2:36 PM

    I just passed by, it doesn't look they could open this place in two months if they tried. I bet they won't open until summer at the earliest. And tell Giovanni I didn't see any toasters.

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  6. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 6:58 PM

    @ 12:22 PM Wow. So true. Poetic.

    On a sign note; that sign is harder to read than the sign at the Broadway - Houston fruit stand.

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  7. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 11:18 PM

    @ 12:22 PM: For something to be poetic, doesn't it have to have some truth to it? Ess-a-Bagel was always good. I never had one in my youth, so I wasn't eating memories. Doesn't mean you have to like them, for your own personal reasons.

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  8. AnonymousApril 3, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    I just heard that the delays are due to some financial issues, the new store is costing more than they anticipated and that's why it's taking so long to re-open. I wouldn't be surprised of they try to do a GoFundMe.

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  9. Sally SmileMay 16, 2016 at 11:43 PM

    First they were supposed to open in Febriary, then they said mid-May. it's May 16th, and they still look like they have barely even started on the construction. Any idea when they will re-open?

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  10. AnonymousJune 5, 2016 at 8:46 PM

    One of the workers said they are opening June 30. For those that care, they showed me the toaster, well the box anyway.....they will be toasting!

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